# Bakers Dozen **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 4, 2010, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173 "2010-08-04T17:56:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1052
**Author:** ![NDP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ndp/32/55_2.png) [@NDP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NDP)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21024 "2013-11-22T18:15:12Z")
Politicians Who Survived Assassination Attempts 1. Teddy Roosevelt (took a bullet in the belly but went on to deliver his planned campaign speech) 2. Gerald Ford (Squeaky Fromme tried to shoot him in Sacramento) 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Gerald Ford (in San Fran, about 2 weeks after the Fromme attempt) 5. Harry Truman (in 1950) 6. King James I and the House of Lords (1606, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot) 7. Andrew Jackson (the assassin’s two pistols both misfired) ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21025 "2013-11-22T19:37:19Z")
Politicians Who Survived Assassination Attempts 1. Teddy Roosevelt (took a bullet in the belly but went on to deliver his planned campaign speech) 2. Gerald Ford (Squeaky Fromme tried to shoot him in Sacramento) 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Gerald Ford (in San Fran, about 2 weeks after the Fromme attempt) 5. Harry Truman (in 1950) 6. King James I and the House of Lords (1606, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot) 7. Andrew Jackson (the assassin’s two pistols both misfired) 8. Franklin Roosevelt When he was president elect there was an assassination attempt in Miami that resulted in the death of Chicago mayor Anton Cermak. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21026 "2013-11-22T19:41:31Z")
Politicians Who Survived Assassination Attempts 1. Teddy Roosevelt (took a bullet in the belly but went on to deliver his planned campaign speech) 2. Gerald Ford (Squeaky Fromme tried to shoot him in Sacramento) 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Gerald Ford (in San Fran, about 2 weeks after the Fromme attempt) 5. Harry Truman (in 1950) 6. King James I and the House of Lords (1606, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot) 7. Andrew Jackson (the assassin’s two pistols both misfired) 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt 9. George W. Bush (grenade hurled at him failed to detonate) For more: [Vladimir Arutyunian - Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Arutyunian) ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21027 "2013-11-22T19:47:27Z")
Politicians Who Survived Assassination Attempts 1. Teddy Roosevelt (took a bullet in the belly but went on to deliver his planned campaign speech) 2. Gerald Ford (Squeaky Fromme tried to shoot him in Sacramento) 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Gerald Ford (in San Fran, about 2 weeks after the Fromme attempt) 5. Harry Truman (in 1950) 6. King James I and the House of Lords (1606, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot) 7. Andrew Jackson (the assassin’s two pistols both misfired) 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt 9. George W. Bush (grenade hurled at him failed to detonate) 10. Adolph Hitler ([several](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Adolf_Hitler)) ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 8:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21028 "2013-11-22T20:32:14Z")
Politicians Who Survived Assassination Attempts 1. Teddy Roosevelt (took a bullet in the belly but went on to deliver his planned campaign speech) 2. Gerald Ford (Squeaky Fromme tried to shoot him in Sacramento) 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Gerald Ford (in San Fran, about 2 weeks after the Fromme attempt) 5. Harry Truman (in 1950) 6. King James I and the House of Lords (1606, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot) 7. Andrew Jackson (the assassin’s two pistols both misfired) 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt 9. George W. Bush (grenade hurled at him failed to detonate) 10. Adolph Hitler ([several](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_attempts_on_Adolf_Hitler)) 11. Charles de Gaulle ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21029 "2013-11-22T21:40:11Z")
Politicians Who Survived Assassination Attempts 1. Teddy Roosevelt (took a bullet in the belly but went on to deliver his planned campaign speech) 2. Gerald Ford (Squeaky Fromme tried to shoot him in Sacramento) 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Gerald Ford (in San Fran, about 2 weeks after the Fromme attempt) 5. Harry Truman (in 1950) 6. King James I and the House of Lords (1606, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot) 7. Andrew Jackson (the assassin’s two pistols both misfired) 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt 9. George W. Bush (grenade hurled at him failed to detonate) 10. Adolph Hitler (several) 11. Charles de Gaulle 12. Alabama Governor George Wallace ---
**Author:** ![Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aji_de_gallina/32/260_2.png) [@Aji\_de\_Gallina](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aji_de_Gallina)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21030 "2013-11-22T21:48:50Z")
Politicians Who Survived Assassination Attempts 1. Teddy Roosevelt (took a bullet in the belly but went on to deliver his planned campaign speech) 2. Gerald Ford (Squeaky Fromme tried to shoot him in Sacramento) 3. Ronald Reagan 4. Gerald Ford (in San Fran, about 2 weeks after the Fromme attempt) 5. Harry Truman (in 1950) 6. King James I and the House of Lords (1606, Guy Fawkes and the Gunpowder Plot) 7. Andrew Jackson (the assassin’s two pistols both misfired) 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt 9. George W. Bush (grenade hurled at him failed to detonate) 10. Adolph Hitler (several) 11. Charles de Gaulle 12. Alabama Governor George Wallace 13. Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (Peruvian Prez.) Hit, but survived a bullet, later killed by another shooter. New Topic Favourite wine 1. Rioja - red- ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21031 "2013-11-22T22:11:01Z")
Favourite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine (I like pork more than alcohol. Sue me.) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21032 "2013-11-22T22:39:31Z")
Favourite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21033 "2013-11-22T23:28:28Z")
Favourite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel 4. Boonesfarm (Snow Creek Berry) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21034 "2013-11-23T14:47:01Z")
Favourite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel 4. Boonesfarm (Snow Creek Berry) 5. Zinfandel ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21035 "2013-11-23T15:57:41Z")
Favourite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel 4. Boonesfarm (Snow Creek Berry) 5. Zinfandel 6. Merlot ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21036 "2013-11-23T16:35:00Z")
Favourite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel 4. Boonesfarm (Snow Creek Berry) 5. Zinfandel 6. Merlot 7. Manischewitz Sue me: I like my wine like I like my dates, sweet and cheap. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21037 "2013-11-23T17:07:38Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Sue me: I like my wine like I like my dates, sweet and cheap. How _you_ doin’? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/prof.pepperwinkle/32/13627_2.png) [@Prof.Pepperwinkle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Prof.Pepperwinkle)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21038 "2013-11-23T17:37:26Z")
Sampiro Sampiro is offline Guest Join Date: Aug 2002 Favourite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel 4. Boonesfarm (Snow Creek Berry) 5. Zinfandel 6. Merlot 7. Manischewitz 8. Blackberry Merlot (Well, that’s Princess Pepperwinkle’s favorite; I’m a teetotaller.) ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21039 "2013-11-23T17:43:19Z")
Favourite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel 4. Boonesfarm (Snow Creek Berry) 5. Zinfandel 6. Merlot 7. Manischewitz 8. Blackberry Merlot 9. [Ice Wine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_wine) it’s like mead. so yummy. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2013, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21040 "2013-11-23T19:37:38Z")
Favorite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel 4. Boonesfarm (Snow Creek Berry) 5. Zinfandel 6. Merlot 7. Manischewitz 8. Blackberry Merlot 9. [Ice Wine](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_wine) 10. cheap wine! (inexpensive with decent-enough taste, like Two-Buck Chuck) ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21041 "2013-11-24T03:10:16Z")
Favorite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel 4. Boonesfarm (Snow Creek Berry) 5. Zinfandel 6. Merlot 7. Manischewitz 8. Blackberry Merlot 9. Ice Wine 10. cheap wine! (inexpensive with decent-enough taste, like Two-Buck Chuck) 11. (T)Wine (Tarzan’s favorite wine, so he can start swinging) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21042 "2013-11-24T05:01:46Z")
Favorite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel 4. Boonesfarm (Snow Creek Berry) 5. Zinfandel 6. Merlot 7. Manischewitz 8. Blackberry Merlot 9. Ice Wine 10. cheap wine! (inexpensive with decent-enough taste, like Two-Buck Chuck) 11. (T)Wine (Tarzan’s favorite wine, so he can start swinging) 12. (high-pitched nasal voice) _I WANNA GO SHOPPING!!!_ – oh, you said wine, not whine ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2013, 5:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173/21043 "2013-11-24T05:31:12Z")
Favorite wine 1. Rioja - red- 2. (s)wine 3. White Zinfandel 4. Boonesfarm (Snow Creek Berry) 5. Zinfandel 6. Merlot 7. Manischewitz 8. Blackberry Merlot 9. Ice Wine 10. cheap wine! (inexpensive with decent-enough taste, like Two-Buck Chuck) 11. (T)Wine (Tarzan’s favorite wine, so he can start swinging) 12. (high-pitched nasal voice) I WANNA GO SHOPPING!!! – oh, you said wine, not whine 13. Chardonnay Next category: Thinly-veiled real people (and the character name) in fictional movies 1. Tony Blair (Adam Lang), “The Ghost Writer” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1051) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bakers-dozen/549173.md?page=1053)